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By Alice T. Carter , PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, July 30, 2010 Last updated: 2:04 pm Photos Comedy winner Mountain Playhouse 'Who? Maid? Who?' Produced by: Mountain Playhouse When: 8 p.m. Saturday and Tuesday-Aug. 7, 2 p.m. Wednesday and Aug.

A scene from "The Railway Children." On Thursday afternoon, I found myself drenched in silent tears in Waterloo Station, while hordes of little boys and girls around me remained contentedly dry-eyed. You see, there was this family of genuinely good people who, after having their father taken away by some sadly mistaken police, had lost all their ...

EDGE exchanged questions via emai l with Maguire this past week about how he became invo l ved in the project, his thoughts on fairy ta l es and what attracted him to reworking Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Actor Gary Sinise is visiting Oshkosh on Friday. He's performing with his band the "Lt. Dan Band" at Experimental Aircraft Association's annual AirVenture convention, during its event "Theater in the Woods" event.

In the crowded Taipei theater, Eddy Fang laughs politely at the Chinese ensemble's comic references to jealous husbands and overweight wives but can't help thinking it's all a bit lowbrow in relatively sophisticated Taiwan.

Dorchester born and raised, Sue Costello always could turn any situation, no matter the circumstances, into a hilarious story later on.

Marc Wolf in a scene from "Another American: Asking and Telling." This summer, ArtsBeat is inviting members of the theater world to contribute to the weekly Theater Talkback column, alternating with the critics Ben Brantley and Charles Isherwood.

Director Alex Perez, front center, is shown here in 2002 with the High Tech High School, North Bergen, cast of "Oz" celebrating the Paper Mill Playhouse's Rising Star award as the state's outstanding musical production.

For generations, Americans viewed films in stately, single-screen theaters that were pillars of city business districts - an experience that faded with the rise of suburban multiplexes and the decline of downtowns.

Where: Riverfront Park, North Water Street, across from Armstrong County YMCA, and YMCA lawn, Kittanning Admission: Free Details: 724-543-6363; online Fort Armstrong Folk Festival entertainment Main Stage : Today: 6:30-9:30 p.m., Kittanning Fireman's Band Friday: 6-9 p.m., The Happy Timers Saturday: 1-2:45 p.m., Pittsburgh Philharmonic Orchestra ; ...

On its grainy, black-and-white surface, "The Blank Generation" is 50 minutes of silent, home movie-style images recorded on 16mm at the legendary New York punk club CBGB in the mid-1970s. Raw live recordings back the footage, and there's no effort to get the lips in sync.

Isaiah Mustafa , who from now on will always be referred to as "the Old Spice guy," might well be the hottest actor in Hollywood right now.

Soundgarden is headlining Lollapalooza Aug. 8 in Chicago, but true fans will want to be at the band's private show at the intimate Vic Theater on Aug.

In this theater publicity image originally released by The Hartman Group, Keith Roberts, left, and Karine Plantadit in a scene from Twyla Tharp's "Come Fly Away," in New York.

By Alyson Ward For many of us around here, the new school year starts Aug. 23. And that means we have just three more precious weeks of summer to enjoy before the kids get crammed into classrooms for another nine months.So get out there and make the most of them.

A Memphis, Tenn., architecture company will design new attractions at the Elvis Presley Birthplace.

By Ken Tasho Jul 28 The filmmakers of the Japanese horror remake Don't Look Up should've realized that the once popular foreign genre from the late 90's was dead and buried.

ENCOURAGING WORDS: Davis Alianiello offers words of encouragement to his cast after the final dress rehearsal.

In this Saturday, June 13, 2009 file photo, Hong Kong film director John Woo poses on the red carpet prior to the opening ceremony of the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival at Shanghai Grand Theater in Shanghai, China.

National Dance Day Wilkes-Barre, Saturday, July 31, 2-5 p.m., Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. After-party with dance-off, 6-9 p.m., Downtown Arts .